re- ‘back, again’ + cursus ‘course, running’

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recourse to violence: 暴力に頼ること→暴力行使

or recourse to the right hand

noun in singular

a source of help in a difficult situation:

｟かたく｠頼みとする物, 人

e.g. surgery may be the only recourse.

(recourse to) the use of someone or something as a source of help in a difficult situation:

｟かたく｠«…に» 頼ること «to»

e.g. a means of solving disputes without recourse to courts of law

e.g. all three countries had recourse to the IMF for standby loans.

the legal right to demand compensation or payment:

〘法〙 償還請求

e.g. the bank has recourse against the exporter for losses incurred.

Finance a formula used to disclaim responsibility for future nonpayment, especially of a negotiable financial instrument.

late Middle English (also in the sense ‘running or flowing back’): from Old French recours, from Latin recursus, from re- ‘back, again’ + cursus ‘course, running’.